a local (to me) street scene

I had nearly forgotten that I’d found (large postcards of) these old photos at an antique store a while back, and that I wanted to share them here.

Both — yesterday’s and tomorrow’s — were taken here in Lexington more than a hundred years ago.

This first one isn’t dated, but it shows our downtown Main Street, where it’s crossed by Limestone. The big building at the corner — behind the row of trees and where all the vehicles are parked — is the Phoenix Hotel. This area is now a park, an apartment building, and the main branch of the Lexington Public Library.